Flatiron



satema .sans 3, 1930- (LHAIRLESI ENDIORF, V0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS rLAjrIRoN Application mea -:tummy 17, 1927. serial Nq. maare.

This invention relates to flati'rons andlparticularly to a novel construction and arrangement of means for protecting the hand ofz-the userifrom the heat of the iron .while in use.

5 One of the objects of the present .invention is to provide a suitable shield between 4the handle and heating element of the iron, whereby the heat arising from said heating element will be deflected away fromv the ,io handle of the iron and the hand of the user.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction and arrangement whereby the shieldinay vhe suitably ventilated in a manner to prevent the transmission of heat through the shield to the handle,

further object of the invention is to pro.

vide a construction whereby the area ot contact between the handle and shield is reducedk to a minimum, thereby further eliminating to a ccrnsiderable4 degree the possibility of heat transmission trom' the iron vto the handle.

sind a stillv further object or the invention is to provide an eiiicient heat deilecting shield which is cheap to manufacture and which 3 may he quickly and easily applied to a dat iron structure, and to improve devices et this character in sundry details hereinafter described and particularly pointed ninit in the appended claims.

@ne embodiment of the invention is shown ier illustrative purposes inthe accompany ing drawing, in which* Fig. 1 is a side-elevation or" ari-electric hattion thereto. n l

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view, partly in section., showing the manner of assembling' pressure plate '6 and the handle 7 is my imiron illustrating the application oi my inven.

drawings, m invention is shown applied to an electrical y `heated `latiron comprising a base late mem er 5, a pressure plate 6, and a han le^or handle bracket 7 having upturned portions, between the outer ends of which'is 55 secured a grip 8 of'suitableniaterial such as wood or the like, or other material non-conductive of heat.

interposed and rigidly secured between the provedheat deiiectin'g shield 9 shown, in theA 4present instance, as of inverted cup-shaped formation having a body portion 10 and a downwardly extending serrated peripheral flange portion 11 provided with a 'plurality of spaced projections or teeth 12 forming interdent'al spaces or notches 13 along the edge-ol1 the ange. J- f ln the construction shown, the base plate 5 is provided with a plurality of suitably posi. 7

ticned studs 14: screw threaded into the base plate askf shown in Fig. 2, and adapted to eX# tend upwardly through openings formed in the pressure plate 6, and to receive at their upper end portions, in screwfthreaded engagement therewith, the nuts 15 for securing the base plate 5 and pressure plate 6 together.

The ebay poi-tion 1o of the ghisa e is yprovided with suitably spaced openings 16 m adapted to receive the studs 14, and also with a plurality of bosses 17 positioned preferably concentric with the openings 16., the bosses. being shown, in the present instance, 4as 85 formed by pressing the material of the shield l qutwardly and upwardly from the body portion thereof, thus forming a plurality of recesses in the under or inner side of the shield for the reception, ofthe nuts 15.

, lt will be noted that when the shield 9 is positioned on top of the pressure plate 6 with the studs extending. through the opening v16, and the notched portion of the flange 11 positioned adjacent the plate 6, a cooling chamber is orined between the shield and the plate-6, and a plurality of. openings are y formed by the interd'ental spaces 13 through which the air may circulate and carry oi the heat which would otherwise accumulate in icol the said chamber and cause an excessive heating of the shield 9.

, The handle 7 is provided with suitable openings adapted to receive the studs 14 and is positioned above the shield in a manner to rest on and be supported by the bosses 17, thereby having only two points of contact with the shield, the bosses 17 serving to space the handle from the body of the shieldV in amanner to permit the circulation of air therebetween to prevent the transmission to the handle of any small amountof heat which the shield 9 may acquire.

Screw-threaded to the upper ends of the studs' 14 `are nuts 18 by which the shield is securely clamped between the handle 7 and pressure plate 6 and by which the handle is rigidly secured in' place. .Y

It will be observed from the foregoing description that my invention provides an ef.- icient heat detlecting shield for iiatirons which is cheap to manufacture, quickly and easily applied. and which may be readily and thoroughly ventilated to prevent any appreciable transmission of heat therethrough. Furthermore, the invention provides a structure and arrangement whereby the area of contact between the shield and handle'is re-.

duced to a minimum and provides a ventilating i space between these elements, thereby further reducing the possibility of heat transmission to the handle of the flatir'on.

Obviously, the present invention :is not limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described, as the Same may be variously modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. Furthermore, all the features of the invention need not be used conjointly, as the same may be used to advantagel in variously dierent combinations and subcombinations.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a flatiron. a base plate having a plurality of threaded studs mounted thereon, a pressure plate mounted on said base plate and having openings therein adapted to re-vceive said studs, means co-operable with said studs and said pressure. plate for securing said plates together, a Ventilating plate adapted'to cover said securing means and having openings therein adapted to receive said studs. said Ventilating plate being spaced from said pressure plate and having a serto space s aid handle from' said Ventilating plate, and means (Io-operable with said studs for securing said handle and Ventilating plate tosaid pressure plate and said pressure plate securing means.

2. In a fiat iron, a base plate having a plurality of threaded studs mounted thereon, a pressure plate mounted on said base plate,

said pressure plate having openings therein adapted to receive said studs, means co-loperable with said studs and said pressure plate for securing said base plate and said pres'- sure plate together, a Ventilating plate formed with a downwardly extending serrated outei` periphery'secured to the upper surface ot said pressure plate whereby to forma chamber with partially open side walls to permit the passage ol air currents laterally and horizontally between said pressure plate and said Ventilating plate, and to leave the side walls of said pressure plate uncovered, a handle bracket having openings adapted to receive the upper ends ot said threaded studs, and means co-operable with said studs for securing fsaid handle above said Ventilating plate upon the upper ends ofsaid studs.

3. Ina fiatiron, a base plate, a pressure plate mounted thereon, a plurality'of studs screw threaded at their lower 'ends into said base plate, means on said studs comprising threaded nuts for locking said base plate and saidvpressure plate together, a Ventilating plate formed with a downwardly lextending serrated outer periphery adapted to overlie the upper side-of said pressure plate whereby to form a chamber with partially open side walls to permit the passage of airA currents'la'terally and horizontally between said pressure plate and said ventilating plate,- a handle bracket having openings to receive the upper ends of said threaded nstuds, and threaded nuts co-operable with the upper ends of said studs to clamp said Ventilating plate uponthe aforesaid locking nuts on said studs. l

In' testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, on this 14th day ot' February, A. D'. 1927. 

